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I was at first astonished that there are actual FEET drawn for both characters, but upon closer inspection, those feet are still NOT quite... feet.

Beast has 5 toes (albeit one is 100% in shadow) on his right foot, but the left foot has a mere 4 toes.

His hands... I can't tell WHAT the heck is going on there, with bendy, broken-looking digits splayed every which way.

And of course, Nightcrawler only has 2 toes, so... even Liefeld can count to two (and he did screw up by giving Kurt actual heels and not the "3rd" toe that he is supposed to have...but I'll give him a pass on that).

I do see what you are referring to (on Beast's LEFT foot - remember his body is reversed - although, I have seen many a Leifeld drawing with two thumbs - one on either side of the hand - since he couldn't seem to remember which side it goes on for which hand, so your confusion of anatomy [if you learned it from his works] is understood). ;-)

I KID. I KID! Really, just taking the easy dig there (not your fault you walked into it. It was low-hanging fruit. My apologies. I mean YOU no disrespect. I go where "the funny" takes me).

However, either way, I truly believe that is but an errant line, and can no way have room to place a toe. Still, in the spirit of friendship and comic camaraderie - I leave it to other viewers to weigh in. I'm not invested in Liefeld's work either way. Most of it I find poor, but some is at least enjoyable in its way.

Still, I mean no undue harshness for the man himself - despite what anyone who has worked with him, for him or above him has ever said. I never met the man and will not besmirch he himself. I can only judge what is his work, and for the most part, I find it is lacking.

Yes, many "better" artists have produced worse, yet never with such regularity or impunity.

I didn't note it in my original assessment, but I have NEVER seen any indication that Nightcrawler can use his tail like a leg. Still, artistic license must be given since - I don't think - it was never stated that he COULDN'T do so.

One of MY all-time fave's; Michael Golden, has had his work quality suffer over the past decade or so, and he has had the infamous "Patience is a Vir(t)ue..." debacle. So... no one is perfect.

I welcome equal-opportunity ribbing from anyone who wishes to do so. I love searching the web for drawings of "Man-Thing"... that is comedy gold right there.

My first thought is TWO LEFT FEET!! and I just can't get past it! An 'artist' doesn't make a mistake like that...he is the luckiest son-of-bitch and i would even venture to say he's sold his soul in order to manage to get work...like EVER...hack is an understatement!

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